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a heavily armored bulldozer plows through sandy terrain as an Israel flag waves on its back
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I’m a Jewish elected official. Here’s why I divested our county from Caterpillar

a posed headshot of a man in a suit with a mustache. a california flag hangs behind him. by Henry Levy January 10, 2025January 10, 2025
A group of protesters. Some hold up Palestinian flags. Others are holding up a large yellow banner that says "SF BAY AREA, RISE UP FOR PALESTINE, END ISRAELI APARTHEID"
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Appalled by the Haas Fund vs. applauding the Haas Fund

by J. Readers January 9, 2025January 10, 2025
A Bundist demonstration in Russia in 1917. (Wikimedia Commons)
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We can resist tyranny by following in the footsteps of the Jewish Labor Bund

Elaine Sneierson Leeder by Elaine Sneierson Leeder January 8, 2025January 8, 2025
Three political leaders shake hands
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When I met with President Carter about Israel’s ‘apartheid’

Rabbi Andrew Straus by Rabbi Andrew Straus January 3, 2025January 3, 2025
Residents and a staff member at the San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living make challah during High Holidays 2024. (Courtesy)
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Redefining normal: We all need to challenge our ageist beliefs

Dr. Adrienne Green (Paige Green) by Dr. Adrienne Green January 2, 2025January 2, 2025
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Potato latkes really aren’t that old. Here’s their true history.

Rachel B. Gross by Rachel B. Gross December 30, 2024December 30, 2024
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What my relatives’ Christmas celebrations taught me about observing Hanukkah

Rabbi Adina Allen by Rabbi Adina Allen December 24, 2024December 24, 2024
A resident of the West Bank village of Susiya returns to the ruins of the town after a raid by Israeli settlers in 2021. (Courtesy Charles Rothschild)
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Extremism threatens to undo Israel — and we must all take responsibility

by Coby Schoffman December 19, 2024December 19, 2024
Deborah Goldeen holds a sign that says “Bring Them Home” with names of hostages around it during a rally in support of Israel and the hostages still held by Hamas at Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
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Why I left my job at an anti-racism nonprofit after Oct. 7

Bari Goldojarb by Bari Goldojarb December 13, 2024December 13, 2024
Artist Beth Grossman's "Golden Rule," part of the exhibit "Tikkun: For the Cosmos, the Community, and Ourselves," seen through the windows of the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco (Kevin Fyer)
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As a Jewish artist, the CJM closure is a personal loss

Beth Grossman by Beth Grossman December 9, 2024December 11, 2024

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